Cowboy Party Game Ricochet Rodeo to launch on Steam Next Week; Consoles in 2025

Echidna Studios :

Perth, Western Australia - November 5, 2024 | WA-based Echidna Studios have announced their upcoming party game Ricochet Rodeo is launching on Steam on November 12, with a 40% discount for its first week. Console launches are slated for 2025.


Ricochet Rodeo is a 2D platform PvP brawler game set in the wild (pixel) west. Up to eight players can enter the fray, wielding 6-shooters, knives, TNT and dancing shoes. But be on your guard, it's one hit kills.


This is Echidna’s first title since incorporation and has been in development since 2020 as a part-time hobby project. The team consists of two team members who have a love for local multiplayer games and the chaos that ensues from them.


“Taking the plunge into self-publishing an online PvP game as a new studio is both nerve-wracking and rewarding." Said Echidna Studios co-founder Alan Frazier, "With the fantastic feedback we’ve received at Pixel Expo, PAX Aus, and SXSW Sydney, we’re more excited than ever to share Ricochet Rodeo with players around the world and establish Echidna Studios.”


Ricochet Rodeo is launching on PC (via Steam) on November 12 for USD$4.99, and 40% for USD$2.99 for its launch week. Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S releases are slated for 2025. There's also plans to have Steam Deck support up either by launch or very soon after.


More updates will be shared leading up to launch on the Echidna Studios' X, and chat with the developer by joining their Discord.


About Ricochet Rodeo


Welcome to the Ricochet Rodeo - a fast-paced, bouncing-bullet, multiplayer free-for-all.


In Ricochet Rodeo all projectiles, explosions and interactions are physics based which multiplies the chaos and opens the doors to competitive skill. In a game where bullets bounce and 1 hit kills, you may just as likely take yourself out.


Dodging ricochets is only half the battle - you need to use all the available tools to survive and win. Your knife is the best choice to dominate CQC between reloads and if you’ve got the reflexes, you can even deflect bullets, but no knife can deflect a well-timed stick of dynamite.


Couch & Online Multiplayer

Up to 8 friends can enter the fray from the same couch or join you on Steam. Each round you’ve got three minutes to rack up the most kills in free-for-all, death matches.

Pixel-rendered West

Set in a classic spaghetti western theme and tumbleweed backdrops, Ricochet Rodeo features pixel-rendered art that produces a chunky low-res feel with bullet trails and bits of debris.

Competitive Mastery

As you immerse yourself in the chaos, angles become your friends. Elevate the mayhem by placing the ricochets where you want them, flip tables to tank bullets and learn the art of shooting dynamite out of the sky.


About Echidna Studios
Initially a solo developer, Echidna Studios is now a duo of games industry veterans who love couch co-op games and collaborate with local & international artists to produce chaotic fun.


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